Vanderbilt Cup Races

Even harder mystery. I admire all the open space but it leaves me clueless. Lol. The kiosk/shanty? in the corner resembles the one on Washington Avenue in Brentwood at the LIMP T intersection, but this one is on the opposite side of the road. Area may be Brentwood/Commack. This may be a picture of the evasive Brentwood Lodge #3 on Commack Rd 1923-1928 while under construction, with the Brentwood toll-collecting shanty still in place north of it ( where the Bonwit Inn is located today ). The LIMP runs east-west and in between the shanty and lodge. The car is traveling north on Commack Rd towards the LIMP. Tough mystery shot Greg.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: The Long Island Aviation Country Club in Hicksville (Later Levittown)

Sam: Spandrels that came to mind were/are still on the major Queens bridges from N Hemp Tpke to the newer Winchester Blvd., but these are below motor parkway traffic. can’t recall any others.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

Frank Thanks,at least that’s cleared up,it had me wondering

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

Note on the construction drawing the inclusion of 4’ radius spandrels which were not incorporated in the actual bridge.  Were there ever any such spandrels on any masonry (or masonry-faced) MP bridge?  Sam, III

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

This would be fantastic….As a cyclist, I would certainly enjoy it…..Keep us posted…Thanks Howard….

From Planning, July 2013 "A Roadway Evolves-The Long Island Motor Parkway"

There is definitly some type of lettering.  You can easily make out two Rs and one E.  It’s strange that they placed it in an area where a road intersects it.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

Very interesting photo. Mrs. Vanderbilt must have been a tolerant soul! He has full leather and goggles protection and she has, what appears to be, normal attire and only a light veil to protect her face. I know what it’s like to ride in an exposed position like that and she’s not ready for it, especially on the roads they must have encountered. Are there any photos that show her better prepared?

From Willie K's Cars #6: The 1907 Renault "Vanderbilt Racer"

I think this is a wonderful article. I hope this leads to the effort being recognized nationally, and someday, fully funded!

From Planning, July 2013 "A Roadway Evolves-The Long Island Motor Parkway"

Ted: Forget the writing. I believe it’s a photo id tag that was stamped along the top edge after the shot was taken. There are vertical lines all over the aerial that coorespond to each of the letters.

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

Ted: On the ‘38 aerial showing the semi circle bend of the motor pkwy, along the top fifth of the photo inside Ladenburg’s farm, there is huge lettering on the grass. I was thinking it may have been used as a landmark for approaching aircraft landing in nearby airports. If no one sees this, I will reduce my medication doses immediately. ;p

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

Wild guess - eastbound heading toward meadowbrook lodge after roosevelt raceway and the big structure was some kind of garage for the cars ? not much to go by here but what the heck ? mike

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: The Long Island Aviation Country Club in Hicksville (Later Levittown)

Where do you see the writing Frank? I don’t see any on the 38 aerial.Which foto are you talking about?

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

The picture looks to be in Pre Levittown in the 1930s. The structures are the hangers for the Hicksville Aviation Country Club and beyond that is the clubhouse.

From Mystery Foto #29 Solved: The Long Island Aviation Country Club in Hicksville (Later Levittown)

Beautiful photos, especially the second one, which was new to me. To my surprise they used this car for travelling Europe between June and August 1908 (so he was back in time for the organisation of the Vanderbilt Cup race). A detailed (and very interesting) account of this trip can be read in “Log of My Motor, 1908-1911”, downloadable at the LOC-site (http://archive.org/details/logofmymotor00vand). The first photo in the book shows this Renault in full glory!

From Willie K's Cars #6: The 1907 Renault "Vanderbilt Racer"

Hi Frank, not sure where you are looking. Top? Bottom? Left? Right?

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

Howard, or anyone have a clue about the mystery writing on the grass of the ‘38 aerial? Looks like R I S _ _ I R I, possibly R E A L T O R,  R O O S E V E L T ?

From Long Island Motor Parkway Bridge Series #36:The Stewart Avenue Bridge in East Meadow Updated:2/18/16

Interesting article that hints at the business mindset of 100 years ago. Not much has changed since. Also the attempt to voice out even louder towards stopping a ‘new idea’ from flourishing any further.

From Anatomy of a 1907 Motor Parkway Cartoon

I knew it was Roosevelt Raceway right off the bat,from other pics and now it’s Roosevelt Field. Joe at least we both knew something

From Mystery Foto #28 Solved:Then & Now- Courses for the 1936 and 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

1936 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury - winner was Tazio Nuvolari who received his Vanderbilt Cup replica from George Vanderbilt III.

1960 Vanderbilt Cup Race at Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury (6/19/60) - winner was Henry Carter (driving a Stanguellini) who received the cup from Cornelius Vanderbert IV.  The two bridges in the picture were the Chevron Bridge and the Martini and Rossi Bridge.  The Eddie Rickenbacker Cup race was run the day before.

Not sure, but I would imagine the Press Release to be close to the announcement of the 1960 race, sometime around May or June of 1960.

From Mystery Foto #28 Solved:Then & Now- Courses for the 1936 and 1960 Vanderbilt Cup Races

That was interesting and entertaining.  Imagine that—politics and economic issues were involved!  I especially liked the request from the LIRR.  I guess things don’t change much when you factor in human nature.  As the saying goes:  the more things change the more they remain the same (ça change, plus c’est la même chose in the original French).

Ken

From Anatomy of a 1907 Motor Parkway Cartoon